Bed Manager - Grafton Base Hospital

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Bed Manager - Grafton Base Hospital Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (28 weeks) Position Classification: Nurse Mgr Gde 2 Remuneration: $111,667.36 - $113,884.95 per annum Hours Per Week: 38 Requisition ID: REQ52572 Northern NSW Local Health District is committed to reconciliation and strongly encourages Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people to apply for this position, All applications from Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people will be viewed most favourably. For help with your application to this role visit Stepping Up, our online recruitment resource for Aboriginal people. Please note, to apply for this position you must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or be able to independently, legally live and work in Australia. For more information please see www.border.gov.au Where you’ll be working “A healthy community through quality care” Northern NSW Local Health District is located in north eastern NSW, extending from Grafton in the south, to Tweed Heads on the Queensland border, and west to Tabulam and Urbenville. Northern NSW offers a diverse range of landscapes and lifestyles, from world-heritage listed mountain ranges, to world-renowned surfing breaks, and everything in between. Our people live in some of Australia’s most vibrant regional centres, with first class infrastructure, unspoilt natural wonders, pristine coastlines, and a thriving arts scene. It’s a fast-growing region with rewarding careers and adventures to be found among the large cities, regional towns and relaxed rural villages. For more information visit Northern NSW Local Health District What you'll be doing The Patient Flow Manager (PFM)/ Discharge Planner represents the facility’s leadership team and is responsible for patient flow, bed management and discharge planning. The PFM is part of the management team supporting clinical staff in the planning, delivery and evaluation of integrated clinical care; ensuring clinical care for the patient within the service is safe, well managed and of the highest quality and linking effectively to the external services based on individual needs. Clinician engagement and leadership has been a prominent feature of the public health system for a number of years, where clinician led clinical standards, safety and quality improvements have become a major focus. The LHD is committed to the strengthening and ongoing involvement and clinician engagement of staff that provide direct patient care in the planning, delivery, improvement and evaluation of health services. Current registration with Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse (division 1), relevant recent experience in clinical leadership and management and/or post graduate management qualification Contemporary knowledge of evidence-based Patient Flow practices and experience in designing, implementing and evaluating initiatives that support Patient Flow, inclusive of effective principals for Discharge Planning. Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the challenges associated with the management of nursing/midwifery resources within a dynamic environment and the proven ability to prioritise and make sound decisions that support the delivery of effective and efficient health care. Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of contemporary issues relating to nursing/ midwifery professional practice and the proven ability to effectively lead a nursing/ midwifery team within a complex multidisciplinary team environment. Highly developed and proven communication skills that include coaching, conflict resolution, mediation, delegation and negotiation skills and the ability to write reports of a high standard. Demonstrated computer literacy and ability to use a variety of computer applications (e.g. word processing, excel, databases and Intranet) Understanding of and commitment to the effective and meaningful engagement of clinicians in the decision making process that impacts on positive patient outcomes Need more information? For role related queries or questions contact Lynette Day on [email protected] Applications Close: 23 July 2018